Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Teesdale
Town
Staindrop
County
Durham
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
George Harold Richardson of Staindrop (Calligrapher)
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: 26 Nov 1922
    Attended by: Major the Lord Barnard, M.C., Chairman of the War Memorial Committee
  • Dedicated
    Date: 26 Nov 1922
    Attended by: Rev. T. Romane, Vicar-elect of St. Mark’s, Millfield, Sunderland.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
71326

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Current location

Below the WW1 Plaque-see separate report
St Mary the Virgin Church
Front Street
Staindrop
Teesdale
Durham
DL2 3NB
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 13091 20634
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Book of Remembrance 16 inches high x 12 inches wide x 1½ inches thick. It is bound in red leather, with a gilded border, and the words “Roll of Honour” all tooled in gold. At the front is a Dedication Prayer, hand printed, each line set between two parallel red lines with the lettering in capitals spanning the gap between. On the next page is a monogram of the initials "C.P.S.” Then comes the title page with the title at the top, the words “Roll of Honour” set over a laurel wreath, and the place name underneath. The whole book has been written and decorated by hand. Names of the fallen are inscribed three to a page in illuminated manuscript with family and service details in plain capital script. Each page has a triple line border. The names are larger with elaborate initials with gold outline, again in capitals set between parallel lines. In some cases, possibly as information arrived after the main manuscript was written, additional information is set out on the blank left-hand page (the back of the previous page) opposite the entry for the person concerned. In completing the transcription these additional items are shown with the entry for the individual but preceded, as they are in the book, by an asterisk. At the end of this section, the words “They died that we might live” and the dates have been set on an elaborate painted scroll. The names of those who served - men and women - are four to a page. The initials again are elaborate but are in red, and also with gilding. It is in a glass-topped case which appears to be fixed to a simple table. There is a brass flower vase side on each side.
Inscription
On cover: Roll of Honour On title page: The Great War / 1914-1919/ Roll of Honour / Staindrop / County Durham all other pages: [names] At end of list of fallen: They died /that we might live / 1914-1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 223
    Served and returned: 182
    Died: 41
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, relationships, service details, age, decorations, manner of death, place of death
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Book
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper, Leather
  • Case
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak, Glass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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